Islamic Parenting

Does this sound familiar? A mother tells her friend about how difficult her week has been with her one month old colicky baby keeping her up all night and her toddler throwing massive tantrums for what feels like all day long. The mother’s friend speaks up and says, “You shouldn’t be complaining, there are so […] Read more…

I have to admit, the last few months were quite tough for me- an exhausted mama of four who hasn’t slept well since the birth of my now 18 month old baby- so, it was time to refocus and build myself up again! Read more…

Dear new mothers, I’m sorry to tell you that it does NOT get easier. As a new mother, you may hear people telling you that it WILL get easier, but I’m here to tell you that people are lying, and things may actually get worse. But don’t worry, there is some good news! Read more…

Love is newborn cuddles and snuggles <3 When you bring home a newborn baby, it’s about the newborn cuddles and snuggles, that newborn baby smell, and getting peed on 😜 For real though, I got peed on at least twice in the first week home this time around! Seriously though, I’ve been trying my best to […] Read more…

A little while back, I felt lost and suffocated, but now I feel like I’m free and on the right path again and I’m feeling quite emotional about this…or maybe it’s my pregnancy hormones making me feel emotional! Either way, I’m a ball of emotions right now and have been in these last few weeks… Read more…

(Background image via Nakita Valerio) My 8 year old daughter and I had the pleasure of attending a Women’s Safety Class in Edmonton, Alberta over the weekend. Although I won’t be able to discuss everything I learned from the class in this post, as it was a lot of information jammed packed into two hours, […] Read more…